Qatar World Cup Is Luring Latin American Fútbol Fans Ready to Travel

Despite soaring economies and lousy exchange rates for traveling, Latin American countries are at the top of the list for tickets to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 taking place in November. 

During the first 20 days of sales, 17 million tickets were requested. Qatar had the most applicants, but Argentina and Brazil's fútbol fanatics were in second and third place. England, France, India, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and the U.S. followed.

The distance, the disadvantageous currency exchange, hasn't discouraged Latin American fans, and the industry is ecstatic. 

For Paula Cristi, country manager for Argentina and Uruguay at the travel website Despegar, the World Cup means the "gathering of different cultures in one place, an excellent chance to travel." The site saw a sales boom in November, when flights to Qatar 2022 at the time of the Cup became available, and another following the chance to request tickets for